The imperative tense is a form of the present tense. It is used to make suggestions and give orders. In the imperative, only the tu, nous, and vous forms of the verb are used. Also, you do not write the subject.
Les verbes ER
eg. écouter
écoute* Listen (one person) (We take off the 's' from the tu form in ER verbs) écoutons Let's listen écoutez Listen (more than one person)
eg. Écoute le prof! / N’écoute pas le prof! (Listen to the teacher / Don't listen to the teacher)
Les verbes IR
eg. choisir
choisis Choose (one person) choisissons Let's choose choisissez Choose (more than one person)
eg. Choisissons cette reponse. / Ne choisissons pas cette reponse. (Let's choose this answer / Let's not choose this answer)
Les verbes RE
eg. attendre
attends Wait (one person) attendons Let's wait attendez Wait (more than one person)
eg. Attendez la fin du concert! / N’attendez pas la fin du concert! (Wait for the end of the concert / Don't wait for the end of the concert)
The imperative tense is a form of the present tense. It is used to make suggestions and give orders.
In the imperative, only the tu, nous, and vous forms of the verb are used. Also, you do not write the subject.
Les verbes ER
eg. écouter
écoute* Listen (one person) (We take off the 's' from the tu form in ER verbs)
écoutons Let's listen
écoutez Listen (more than one person)
eg. Écoute le prof! / N’écoute pas le prof! (Listen to the teacher / Don't listen to the teacher)
Les verbes IR
eg. choisir
choisis Choose (one person)
choisissons Let's choose
choisissez Choose (more than one person)
eg. Choisissons cette reponse. / Ne choisissons pas cette reponse. (Let's choose this answer / Let's not choose this answer)
Les verbes RE
eg. attendre
attends Wait (one person)
attendons Let's wait
attendez Wait (more than one person)
eg. Attendez la fin du concert! / N’attendez pas la fin du concert! (Wait for the end of the concert / Don't wait for the end of the concert)